Japan Copes with Calamity Ethnographies of the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disasters of March 2011 |
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| Editor:
| Gill, Tom
Steger, Brigitte
Slater, David H. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-0343-0922-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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This book is the first collection of ethnographies in English on the Japanese communities affected by the giant Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011 and the ensuing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. From life in shelters, to anxiety about exposure to radiation, to encounters with aid-workers and journalists, this volume offers unique insights into the lives of those affected by '3.11'.
This book is the first collection of ethnographies in English on the Japanese communities affected by the giant Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011 and the ensuing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. From life in shelters, to anxiety about exposure to radiation, to encounters with aid-workers and journalists, this volume offers unique insights into the lives of those affected by '3.11'.